storage boxes for NGC slabs - UK purchase

[breaktwister]

How are you guys storing your slabbed coins?  I have had a look at some storage options today and most of the good boxes on ebay are not surprisingly in the USA so shipping costs are painful.  I know I can get PCCB boxes that hold 10 slabs cheap as chips from China but I was hoping for something to store 20 or upwards (and no smart arse answers saying just buy multiple PCCB!).

I see a lighthouse intercept box SL 50 (holds 50 slabs) from Germany for £26 which seems ok and also claims to protect from oxidation.  This is interesting to me as I will be storing gold and silver proofs for the long-term, I am not sure if this is a marketing ploy or how effective it is.  The only issue I can see with the SL50 is that there is no individual slots for the slabs, they just seem to rest up against each other.  Regardless I am leaning towards this purchase given options in the UK seem very limited.

Thoughts?

[breaktwister]

Just googled the SL50 and seen it cheaper at Duncannon......this is starting to sound like a product/dealer pump!

[HyHy]

Well I have spent on average of £23 for a NGC storage box from this seller on eBay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NGC-Silver-Graded-Coin-Storage-Box-Holds-20-Individual-Certified-Coins-Brand-New-/111915836219?hash=item1a0eb4233b:g:lsEAAOSwBLlU4-~b

Not sure how much the oxidation protection would help as I read it somewhere milkspots on silver is not due to oxidation but pollutants in air...

[breaktwister]

1 minute ago, HyHy said:

Well I have spent on average of £23 for a NGC storage box from this seller on eBay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NGC-Silver-Graded-Coin-Storage-Box-Holds-20-Individual-Certified-Coins-Brand-New-/111915836219?hash=item1a0eb4233b:g:lsEAAOSwBLlU4-~b

Not sure how much the oxidation protection would help as I read it somewhere milkspots on silver is not due to oxidation but pollutants in air...

The postage is more than the value of the box.... I just can't bring myself to make purchases like that!

[HyHy]

1 minute ago, breaktwister said:

The postage is more than the value of the box.... I just can't bring myself to make purchases like that!

I know... but guess we don't have a choice as NGC does not give out free boxes like what PCGS does...

[Shinus73]

I have a few spare NGC boxes available if people are in need @HyHy @breaktwister

I did a bulk eBay purchase a while back to take advantage of a Nectar offer.

To make my money back they would be £16 posted each - I'll limit them to one each in the interst of fairness.

[Mariner1961]

I bought  an NGC slab box off Morezone a while back, you might try messaging him in case he has more.

Edited...apologies it was an MCM one but the NGC slabs fit perfectly.

[breaktwister]

PM'd Shinus, thanks

[morezone]

The intercept SL50 will hold around 64 in standard configuration of 32 per row.

It'll  hold 70 as 5 x 7 per row.

I have mine all in sleeves and labelled and will hold 30 per row.

I use this box so I can label my slabs and I can fit more slabs in the same volume compared to NGC ones.

[PolarPanda]

@morezone: Can i ask you where you buy those sleeves? 

[morezone]

8 minutes ago, PolarPanda said:

Can i ask you where you buy those sleeves? 

eBay.  70mm wide bank note sleeves.

[fehk2001]

17 minutes ago, morezone said:

eBay.  70mm wide bank note sleeves.

Is that perfect fit and what material are they ? I might need some for transport 

[morezone]

4 minutes ago, fehk2001 said:

Is that perfect fit and what material are they ? I might need some for transport 

Perfect fit for both NGC and PCGS.  Supposed to be made from oriented polypropylene.

[Scuzzle]

I'm using the cheap Chinese made storage boxes and they seem to be fine. 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Storage-Box-Case-Black-PU-Leather-for-20PCS-PCGS-NGC-Slabs-Coin-Holders-/201965608365?hash=item2f06169dad:g:VkUAAOSwyltZUNp5

They hold 20x NGC or PCGS and they have a foam insert which keeps them just apart from each other.

[augur]

Is there such a thing as a megaslab storage box? Obviously there are these wooden presentation boxes but where to put several large coin slabs?

[PolarPanda]

1 hour ago, morezone said:

eBay.  70mm wide bank note sleeves.

Thank you! 

[metallica73]

1 hour ago, Scuzzle said:

I'm using the cheap Chinese made storage boxes and they seem to be fine. 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Storage-Box-Case-Black-PU-Leather-for-20PCS-PCGS-NGC-Slabs-Coin-Holders-/201965608365?hash=item2f06169dad:g:VkUAAOSwyltZUNp5

They hold 20x NGC or PCGS and they have a foam insert which keeps them just apart from each other.

Thanks for that, would probably do the job for me as I have a mix of PCGS & NGC - would these take a few CGSUK as well?

[Scuzzle]

1 minute ago, metallica73 said:

Thanks for that, would probably do the job for me as I have a mix of PCGS & NGC - would these take a few CGSUK as well?

Dunno mate but I have NGC, PCGS and ANACS slabs all in the one box so I would imagine anything else of a similar size and shape should fit OK, that foam insert in the base grips the different make slabs well.